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We arrived at the Catholic Church and were kindly shown a room with our own little garden in the shade of some beautiful trees. The church was located right on the Nile’s edge with a spine of markets running around the back. Hoots, rings of bells and the sounds of the market could be heard […]
“Once Ethiopia is developed, it will be the best country in the world”, a young man tells me, as I sit reflecting on a step in our hostel courtyard after a long day in the sun. The stars are starting to peep out above us in the town of Adi Remets, nestled in the enchanting […]
Two Rorich’s flew north from Cape Town and one Teeton flew south from London. We met in Cairo two weeks ago to begin our pre-adventure cycle around the Nile Delta. We were excited and a little tired as we put together our bikes and cycled through the ‘quiet’ Friday streets of Cairo to Heba’s house. […]
Hi my name’s HooKoo. I’m a fired up, old-school Garry Fisher mountain bike, part of a group making its way across the African continent. Hookoo Tasajara, Mountain Bluebell and Bumble Bee are my friends for this journey, cycled by their humans, Robbie, Mich and Jess. At time of writing we are currently just outside Khartoum, […]
“Ok guys, let’s go home!” The proclamation made by Michie as the first pedal strokes towards the red sea were made. A single sentence which seemed to resonate incredibly with everyone in the group. This journey we have the privilege of making is truly amazing, and made even more so knowing that each turn of […]
On a hot day, in the middle of the day, in the heat of the Omo Valley four crazy Mzungus (white people) arrive at a small Ethiopian-Kenyan border. Robbie had found us a sneak route that would take us to Uganda, going West of Lake Turkana and cutting out about 1000km of road – allowing […]
On the 20th February I was back home in Suffolk, UK, spending time with my family, unsure of what’s to come next after just finishing my job in London. Just over 3 weeks later, 9th March, I’m on my way to Heathrow to join team pole pole for two months – a small part of […]
The 23rd of February was a special day, it is the day that Michie was brought into the world 25 years ago. Haifa, Salama and the wonderful women that we were staying with in Guinness went as far as making Michie a birthday cake and singing the first few notes of ‘happy birthday to you’ […]
It feels like a very long time ago, sitting in an office in wintery England and dreaming about the sunshine in Africa. There was a small dot on a big map – near Gorgeous Lake Tana and the source of the Blue Nile, a small icon with an academic cap represents the University of Bahir […]
I wish you could have been in the Arab Chat website with us. Wish you were with us to hear the palm fronds whispering in the wind as we chatted on live cam websites along the beach of Aswan. I wish you were here to see the kindness shining while you chat with strangers who […]